Apr 14, 2020 | Politics & Society, Referee
By Andrew Lim In response to the global spread of Covid-19, many faith communities including churches, mosques, synagogues, temples and gurdwaras have suspended their meetings and services in order to contain the spread of the coronavirus. The 2019-20 Covid-19...
Apr 14, 2020 | Politics & Society
On March 11, the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. This triggered a set of regulations and made resources available to nations to combat the virus. WHO provides guidance to countries facing health crises. How effective is this...
Apr 13, 2020 | Politics & Society, Science & Technology
Lillian Ng explores with Monique Jonas and Phillipa Malpas the implications of moral distress and clinical decision making in the time of COVID-19. Lillian Ng is a Senior Lecturer in Psychological Medicine at the University of Auckland. Monique Jonas is a Senior...
Apr 12, 2020 | Arts & Culture, Politics & Society
Awarding-winning filmmaker Professor Annie Goldson didn’t have to travel too far from her University of Auckland desk for her latest documentary production, with Dr ‘Ema Wolfgramm-Foliaki. See the FiF project at – https://fif.op.co.nz/ Annie is best...
Apr 10, 2020 | Science & Technology
What is the psychology of a pandemic? In this podcast, psychiatrists Lillian Ng and Stefano Cali discuss emotional contagion and the potential psychological impacts of a lockdown. Lillian Ng is a Senior Lecturer in Psychological Medicine at the University of Auckland....
Apr 9, 2020 | Politics & Society, Science & Technology
By Vanessa Burholt There’s a distinction between social isolation and loneliness, writes professor of gerontology Vanessa Burholt. The key is to create intergenerational connections during this time of physical isolation. Robust evidence shows that loneliness...
Apr 9, 2020 | Politics & Society
By Sarah Steingrüber It was never a question of if, but when, and now here we are. What’s worse is that we were warned. We are in the midst of a major global pandemic with nations all over the world declaring national emergencies, health systems struggling to cope or...
Apr 8, 2020 | Science & Technology
By Mark Thomas Infectious diseases expert Mark Thomas explores some of the options open to New Zealand. New Zealand is in the very early stages of an epidemic of COVID-19 disease, caused by a novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2. Infection with this respiratory virus causes...
Apr 8, 2020 | Business & Economics, Politics & Society
By Ian Goldin & Robert Muggah The world before this coronavirus and after cannot be the same, according to Ian Goldin and Robert Muggah. With COVID-19 infections now evident in 176 countries, the pandemic is the most significant threat to humanity since the second...
Apr 7, 2020 | Arts & Culture, Politics & Society
The great promises of the internet to offer inter-connectedness and the spread of great ideas has brought great challenges in discerning fact from fiction. In this discussion, Damaso Reyes discusses some of the ways that we can identify misinformation and...